Psalms 146

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

While I live I will praise Jehovah. I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.

Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth. In that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is: ] which keepeth truth for ever:

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps truth forever,

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. Jehovah releases the prisoners.

8 The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

Jehovah opens the eyes of the blind. Jehovah raises up those who are bowed down. Jehovah loves the righteous.

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Jehovah preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow. But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, [even] thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

Jehovah will reign forever, thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.